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FLATBED
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Dictionary entry overview: What does flatbed mean?
• FLATBED (noun)
The noun FLATBED has 2 senses:
1. freight car without permanent sides or roof
2. an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects
Familiarity information: FLATBED used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Freight car without permanent sides or roof
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("flatbed" is a kind of...):
freight car (a railway car that carries freight)
Sense 2
Meaning:
An open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("flatbed" is a kind of...):
truck bed (the floor or bottom of a wagon or truck or trailer)
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